TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 2017

HUNTING -- Perhaps the potential for repelling a grizzly attack with a can of bear spray hadn't been fully explored, until this.... An elk hunter near Livingston, Montana, was able to deploy bear spray at a charging bear, but the nozzle of the spray got...

HUNTING -- While bird hunting along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front, a sportsman must consider being loaded for bear as well as pheasant. On Saturday near Pendroy, a pheasant hunter shot and killed a grizzly bear that charged him after it was surprised by the hunter’s...

FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 2017

HUNTING – A man shot and killed a grizzly bear after it ran out of some brush and bit his adult son’s arm, Montana wildlife authorities say. The father and son were hunting black bears near the Hungry Horse Reservoir on Sunday when the bear...

THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 2017

WILDLIFE – A grizzly bear that had been raiding backcountry campsites and chasing campers in Yellowstone National Park since last year has been captured and killed, the Associated Press reports. The National Park Service says biologists killed the immature, male grizzly on Sept. 8 after...

TUESDAY, SEPT. 12, 2017

HIKING -- A grizzly bear attacked a woman in southwest Montana on Saturday but was driven off by bear spray, the Associated Press reports. It was the second grizzly attack in the region in a week. Andrea Jones of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks...

TUESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2017

HUNTING -- After 90 stitches patched him together, a bowhunter tells how his Montana elk hunt went downhill as he and his partner startled a grizzly bear feeding on a carcass. Here's the story from the Associated Press: HELENA, Mont. – A grizzly bear mauled...

MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017

WILDLIFE -- As announced in June, the U.S. government lifted protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region today, though it will be up to the courts to decide whether the revered and feared icon of the West stays off the threatened species list. The...

FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017

WILDLIFE -- An aggressive black bear was reported Thursday along the popular national forest hiking-biking trails of Canfield Mountain near Coeur d'Alene, the Idaho Fish and Game Department says. "We have varying second-hand reports that a black bear with at least one cub has been...

MONDAY, JULY 17, 2017

WILDLIFE – A free presentation on bears and how to avoid bear attacks will be presented by a state wildlife biologist on Monday at 7 p.m. at Mountain Gear Corporate Headquarters, 6021 E. Mansfield Ave. in Spokane. Annemarie Prince, of the Washington Department of Fish...

MONDAY, JULY 10, 2017

WILDLIFE -- Videos of black bears that circulate online can be hilarious. Bears have personality. They do funny things. But sometimes bears and other wild animals attack people for no clear reason. Don't ever forget that. Bear awareness education can go a long way in...

FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2017

WILDLIFE -- Following several bear encounters in the past week, including the terrifying attack on a woman and her dogs hiking near Priest Lake, the Idaho Panhandle National Forest is putting out more education on living and recreating in bear country, especially in this season...

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017

THREATENED SPECIES -- Protections that have been in place for more than 40 years for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area will be lifted this summer after U.S. government officials ruled today that the population is no longer threatened. Here's the breaking news...

TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017

WILDLIFE -- Volunteers from the Be Bear Aware Campaign recently were in Glacier National Park handing out brochures on being safe in bear country. "One group heading out on the trails said they didn't need the brochure," said Chuck Bartlebaugh. "One of them said, 'We're...

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017

WILDLIFE ATTACKS – Authorities say a black bear killed a 16-year-old runner while he was competing in a 3-mile Alaska hill-climb race near Anchorage on Sunday. The teenager, whose identify has not been released, was a participant in the juniors division of the Robert Spurr...

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017

WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Just as prey species are getting a little spring relief from winter, a new threat has shown up on the block: Grizzlies are emerging from their dens in the Priest Lake region. Snowshoers and snowmobilers can get a little creeped out scoping...

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017

WILDLIFE WATCHING – Re-think your bird feeder placement and secure the garbage. Black bears and grizzly bears have started leaving their dens as spring weather has taken hold in the region. Residents in bear country should avoid attracting bears by eliminating outside food sources. Pet...

TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017

THREATENED SPECIES -- The public is being given more time to comment on four options for restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades in Washington. The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have extended the public comment period regarding the proposed alternatives...

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 2017

As expected, a federal proposal to return grizzly bears to the North Cascades drew mixed reaction in Cle Elum, where the first in a series of meetings was held this week. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service state supervisor Eric Rickerson said opponents probably outnumbered supporters....

THURSDAY, JAN. 12, 2017

THREATENED SPECIES -- Federal officials today released a draft plan for restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades. Following two years of public process, the plan presents four options, ranging from taking no action to varying efforts to capture bears from other locations and transplant...

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14, 2016

WILDLIFE -- A conservation strategy for managing recovered grizzly bear populations has been the main focus of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee is holding its final meeting of 2016 Tuesday and today in Missoula. "From a single grizzly sighted in the Big Hole basin where...

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23, 2016

TRAPPING -- Trapping wolves is tricky business, especially when a black bear is captured by the steel jaws of a leg-hold trap. Bears are required to be released. Here's a bit of the drama involved with tranquilizing and releasing a big bruin, as told by...

MONDAY, NOV. 21, 2016

HUNTING -- A resident elk hunter was mauled Sunday morning by a female grizzly after surprising the sow and her two cubs on the Rocky Mountain Front of northwestern Montana. The man was with a group hunting private land on the south fork of Willow...

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 2016

ENDANGERED SPECIES – State and federal wildlife managers are meeting today and Thursday to consider removing Endangered Species Act protections from grizzly bears living in Yellowstone National Park. Officials are meeting in Cody to discuss post-delisting management plans. The member agencies of the Yellowstone Ecosystem...

FRIDAY, OCT. 7, 2016

WILDLIFE -- Black bears have been reported on the popular South Hill bluff trails today. After receiving two calls, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department police officer Mike Sprecher responded and said it looked as though two bears, an adult bear and a younger bear, had...